Actor-manager. Born in Keinton-Mandeville, Somerset. Brought up in near poverty and was afflicted with a pronounced speech impediment. The first actor to be knighted. 1878 - 1902 he managed the Lyceum Theatre. For 25 years Ellen Terry partnered him in lavish productions of Shakespeare. It was also a long and personal partnership but the degree of intimacy is unknown. It is said that Stoker based the character of Dracula on Irving, his employer. Died after a performance, in the Midland Hotel, Bradford. His ashes were carried up the aisle of Westminster Abbey in a prop coffin.
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Sir Henry Irving
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Henry Irving statue
Henry Irving Actor, born 1838, died 1905. Knight. Litt.D. Dublin, D. Litt. C...
Lyceum Theatre
Edgar Allan Poe's maternal grandparents performed as actors at this theatre, ...
Sir Henry Irving - W1
Sir Henry Irving, 1838 - 1905, actor, lived here, 1872 - 1899. Greater London...
Sir Henry Irving - W6
Actor, Henry Irving, (John Henry Brodribb), 1838 - 1905, lived on this site, ...
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Brixton Theatre foundation stone
Although not actually named, this lonely, vandalised stone is all that remain...
Sarah Siddons statue
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Elizabeth Taylor
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1 memorial
Cameron Mackintosh
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Morgan Fund Trustees
We guess this was a short-lived organisation, created to manage the funds raised to erect the plaque, probably in 1913.
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Robert Stephenson
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4 memorials
Foyles - William Foyle
W1, Tottenham Court Road, Foyles bookshop
We found these two plaques in the basement, near the lift and stairwell. There may be others elsewhere in the store - if you find any pl...
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Szmul Zygielbojm
W2, Porchester Road
Wikipedia says "Every May, supporters of the Szmul Zygielbojm Memorial Committee gather at the memorial." The New Yorker gives the addre...
2 subjects commemorated,
2 creators
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